Vaccine Controversy Shows Why We Need Markets, Not Mandates - Ron Paul

[mick silver]

If I were still a practicing ob-gyn and one of my patients said she was not going to vaccinate her child, I might try to persuade her to change her mind. But, if I were unsuccessful, I would respect her decision. I certainly would not lobby the government to pass a law mandating that children be vaccinated even if the children's parents object. Sadly, the recent panic over the outbreak of measles has led many Americans, including some self-styled libertarians, to call for giving government new powers to force all children to be vaccinated. Those who are willing to make an "exception" to the principle that parents should make health care decisions for their children should ask themselves when in history has a "limited" infringement on individual liberty stayed limited. By ceding the principle that individuals have the right to make their own health care decisions, supporters of mandatory vaccines are opening the door for future infringements on health freedom. If government can mandate that children receive vaccines, then why shouldn't the government mandate that adults receive certain types of vaccines? And if it is the law that individuals must be vaccinated, then why shouldn't police officers be empowered to physically force resisters to receive a vaccine? If the fear of infections from the unvaccinated justifies mandatory vaccine laws, then why shouldn't police offices fine or arrest people who don't wash their hands or cover their noses or mouths when they cough or sneeze in public? Why not force people to eat right and take vitamins in order to lower their risk of contracting an infectious disease? These proposals may seem outlandish, but they are no different in principle from the proposal that government force children to be vaccinated. By giving vaccine companies a captive market, mandates encourage these companies to use their political influence to expand the amount of vaccine mandates. An example of how vaccine mandates may have led politics to override sound science is from my home state of Texas. In 2007, the then-Texas governor signed an executive order forcing eleven and twelve year old girls to receive the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine, even though most young girls are not at risk of HPV. The Texas legislature passed legislation undoing the order following a massive public outcry, fueled by revelations that the governor's former chief of staff was a top lobbyist for the company that manufactured the HPV vaccine. The same principles that protect the right to refuse vaccines also protect the right of individuals to refuse to associate with the unvaccinated. Private property owners have the right to forbid those who reject vaccines from entering their property. This right extends to private businesses concerned that unvaccinated individuals could pose a risk to their employees and customers. Consistent application of the principles of private property, freedom of association, and individual responsibility is the best way to address concerns that those who refuse vaccines could infect others with disease. Giving the government the power to override parental decisions regarding vaccines will inevitably lead to further restrictions on liberties. After all, if government can override parental or personal health care decisions, then what area of our lives is off-limits to government interference? Concerns about infection from the unvaccinated can be addressed by consistent application of the principles of private property and freedom of association. Instead of justifying new government intrusion into our lives, the vaccine debate provides more evidence of the need to restore respect for private property and individual liberty. This article contributed courtesy of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity. - See more at: http://www.thedailybell.com/editorials/36068/Ron-Paul-Vaccine-Controversy-Shows-Why-We-Need-Markets-Not-Mandates/#sthash.FoHD8w6t.dpuf (http://www.thedailybell.com/editorials/36068/Ron-Paul-Vaccine-Controversy-Shows-Why-We-Need-Markets-Not-Mandates/#sthash.FoHD8w6t.dpuf)

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If I were still a practicing ob-gyn and one of my patients said she was not going to vaccinate her child, I might try to persuade her to change her mind. But, if I were unsuccessful, I would respect her decision. I certainly would not lobby the government to pass a law mandating that children be vaccinated even if the children's parents object.

How about lobbying for the government to restrict people from disease ridden countries from illegally entering the US.

Sadly, the recent panic over the outbreak of measles has led many Americans, including some self-styled libertarians, to call for giving government new powers to force all children to be vaccinated. Those who are willing to make an "exception" to the principle that parents should make health care decisions for their children should ask themselves when in history has a "limited" infringement on individual liberty stayed limited. By ceding the principle that individuals have the right to make their own health care decisions, supporters of mandatory vaccines are opening the door for future infringements on health freedom.

Supporters are only pushing the agenda because they get a paycheck to do so. They'd sell out their country, and have, for this paycheck.

If government can mandate that children receive vaccines, then why shouldn't the government mandate that adults receive certain types of vaccines?

Yes, that's what they want.

And if it is the law that individuals must be vaccinated, then why shouldn't police officers be empowered to physically force resisters to receive a vaccine?

Police officers will do what they are told to get their paycheck...that includes brutally beating their neighbors and their children under just the suspicion of crime. They have also sold out for a paycheck.

If the fear of infections from the unvaccinated justifies mandatory vaccine laws, then why shouldn't police offices fine or arrest people who don't wash their hands or cover their noses or mouths when they cough or sneeze in public? Why not force people to eat right and take vitamins in order to lower their risk of contracting an infectious disease?

Yes, Yes...total control good!

These proposals may seem outlandish, but they are no different in principle from the proposal that government force children to be vaccinated. By giving vaccine companies a captive market, mandates encourage these companies to use their political influence to expand the amount of vaccine mandates.

Remember, money trumps everything...God, country, family and friends.

An example of how vaccine mandates may have led politics to override sound science is from my home state of Texas. In 2007, the then-Texas governor signed an executive order forcing eleven and twelve year old girls to receive the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine, even though most young girls are not at risk of HPV. The Texas legislature passed legislation undoing the order following a massive public outcry, fueled by revelations that the governor's former chief of staff was a top lobbyist for the company that manufactured the HPV vaccine.

The sell out's tried, but the people rejected their agenda. Too bad all people don't figure this out and stand up once and for all.

The same principles that protect the right to refuse vaccines also protect the right of individuals to refuse to associate with the unvaccinated. Private property owners have the right to forbid those who reject vaccines from entering their property. This right extends to private businesses concerned that unvaccinated individuals could pose a risk to their employees and customers.

If private property owners, businesses are vaccinated, why are they worried about contracting anything? Aren't vaccines supposed to make the vaccinated immune from the diseases?

Consistent application of the principles of private property, freedom of association, and individual responsibility is the best way to address concerns that those who refuse vaccines could infect others with disease. Giving the government the power to override parental decisions regarding vaccines will inevitably lead to further restrictions on liberties.

The people shouldn't give the government anything, they do fine taking everything on their own.

After all, if government can override parental or personal health care decisions, then what area of our lives is off-limits to government interference?

Now you're getting it! They don't want anything in your lives off-limit.

Concerns about infection from the unvaccinated can be addressed by consistent application of the principles of private property and freedom of association. Instead of justifying new government intrusion into our lives, the vaccine debate provides more evidence of the need to restore respect for private property and individual liberty.

If you hope to restore respect for private property and individual liberty, you'd better keep your rifle clean and practice with it. Only by blood will we get back any liberty.


This article contributed courtesy of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity. - See more at: http://www.thedailybell.com/editorials/36068/Ron-Paul-Vaccine-Controversy-Shows-Why-We-Need-Markets-Not-Mandates/#sthash.FoHD8w6t.dpuf (http://www.thedailybell.com/editorials/36068/Ron-Paul-Vaccine-Controversy-Shows-Why-We-Need-Markets-Not-Mandates/#sthash.FoHD8w6t.dpuf)
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[Twisted Titan]

Thanks for giving The Raw Uncut Version.

RP is doing what he does best offered watered down patriotism


I dest him in particular because he is still toating current medical dogma that vaxxcines are safe.

One has to wonder how many cripple kids are out there because RP pumped the posion in them.

Maybe he is toating the current line out of self preservation....man makes good money on his books and speaking engaments so he is not looking to catch a nasty civil suit,

[Cebu_4_2]

Maybe he is toating the current line out of self preservation....man makes good money on his books and speaking engaments so he is not looking to catch a nasty civil suit,

Absolutely, he never mentioned 911 or geoengineering either.

[Shami-Amourae]

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